DE HB131 | 2011-2012 | 146th General Assembly
Status
Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: Passed on August 16 2011 - 100% progression
Action: 2011-08-16 - Signed by Governor
Text: Latest bill text (Draft #1) [HTML]
Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: Passed on August 16 2011 - 100% progression
Action: 2011-08-16 - Signed by Governor
Text: Latest bill text (Draft #1) [HTML]
Summary
This Act simplifies the formula devised in 1984 that is used to distribute more than $4 million in annual public library standards funds to Delaware’s 33 public libraries. The purpose of public library standards funding is to enable every public library in the State to evolve and to meet a minimum threshold of service. Inadvertently, the structure of the current formula has caused an ever-increasing percentage of appropriated funds to be allocated based on local public library spending with fewer and fewer dollars allocated based on service population, as originally intended. This Act would ensure that future allocations will remain balanced between local spending and population served and will significantly reduce annual volatility in allocations among all public libraries. Specifically, the Act requires that 40% of funds be distributed based on service population and 40% of funds be distributed based on local spending. Current law allows the Division of Libraries to use the remaining 20% of funds for library planning and evaluation and for countywide and statewide library services. This Act reduces the retention amount to 10% and provides that the remaining 10% go directly to individual public libraries to fund countywide or regional public library services provided by anchor public libraries and to fund individualized plans for each public library or public library system to improve library collections, staffing or other priorities.
Title
An Act To Amend Title 29 Of The Delaware Code Relating To Libraries.
Sponsors
Roll Calls
2011-07-01 - Senate - Senate Third Reading (Y: 21 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2011-06-16 - House - House Third Reading (Y: 38 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 3) [PASS]
2011-06-16 - House - House Third Reading (Y: 38 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 3) [PASS]
History
Date | Chamber | Action |
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2011-08-16 | Signed by Governor | |
2011-07-01 | Passed by Senate. Votes: Passed 21 YES 0 NO 0 NOT VOTING 0 ABSENT 0 VACANT | |
2011-07-01 | Necessary rules are suspended in Senate | |
2011-06-23 | Assigned to Finance Committee in Senate | |
2011-06-16 | Passed by House of Representatives. Votes: Passed 38 YES 0 NO 0 NOT VOTING 3 ABSENT 0 VACANT | |
2011-06-08 | Reported Out of Committee (HOUSE ADMINISTRATION) in House with 5 On Its Merits | |
2011-05-26 | Introduced and Assigned to House Administration Committee in House |